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How to Choose High-Quality Social Studies Instructional Materials for Your District

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Digital Components: Many providers offer online platforms or digital resources to supplement print materials. Teacher Support Materials: Lesson plans, pacing guides, and professional development resources are often included. Primary Source Integration: Many programs emphasize the use of primary sources in instruction.

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5 Top Trends for Teaching Social Studies in 2023

Students of History

For US History, that can be reading (or even listening to) this short article on the stock market crash of 1929 and then organizing the important parts of the article into their interactive notebook: This allows students to be hands on with their learning and easily combine a digital resource with a paper/pencil activity.

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What these teens learned about the Internet may shock you!

The Hechinger Report

When the AP United States history students at Aragon High School in San Mateo California, scanned the professionally designed pages of www.minimumwage.com , most concluded that it was a solid, unbiased source of facts and analysis. They got duped.”. Or, as one student put it, loudly, “fudge nuggets!”.

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